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1 Zupp, PeterAll that is known from the History Channel, noting he was a pilot who flew over Dunkirk in 1940. Alternate spelling: Zupe?.
2 Zsckelmayer, GeorgFw2/KG-2 (Gilze-Rijen)Do 217E-4 Werk # 4242 "U5 + TK" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 10 August, 1942 during an attack on Birmingham England, when he was attacked by a Beaufighter of RAF No. 29 Sq., piloted by Sq/Ldr Barham, 65 km northeast of Happisburgh-Light and crashed into the North Sea. Remaining crew: Uffz Johann Ferne, Observer and Uffz Günther Schröter, R/O, both MIA-No known graves. Uffz Hans Ulrich Lossack (geb 12/26/20), Mech., was found at sea on 10 October, 1942 and buried at Lemvig Cemetery, Grave 70, on 16 October, 1942. Source: Air War over Denmark.
3 Zobernig, GeorgOblt11/10/1914
Ysselstein, Holland		5/KG-26 (9/40 Gilze-Rijen)He 111H-3 Werk # 3252 "1H + ?N" (lost 9/3/40)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at Blerick Holland (Blerickse Bergen) on 3 September, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: Another source, Netherland Loss Registry, indicated the crash location as Maasbree. Added: He was killed when his ac collided with another of 5/KG-26. Both ac came down between Maasbree and Blerick, with pieces landing as far away as Venlo. Remaining known crew (KIC): Gefr Helmut Bette, Gnr and Gefr Werner Hermstedt, Gnr.. The three deceasd are buried at Ysselsteyn: Zobernig L/10/227; Bette L/10/228 and Hermstedt O/1/9. Four were known to survive including the pilot of the other ac, names unknown. A link to the other ac and crew can be found when searching for Oblt Werner Wanderer (D.DRury).
4 Zilling, GüntherOfhr3/8/192469/JG-54Fw 190A-8 Werk# 174107 "Yellow 2" (lost)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 2 August, 1944 over Pontanbauld, near Paris. His AC exploded in mid-air as witnessed by Peter Crump. One known victory, a B-17 S of St. Die on 27 May, 1944. A Spitfire 10 km E of Caen on 8 June, 1944. A double victory on 14 June, 1944; both P-47s, one N of Nonancourt/Dreux, the other at St. Andre-de-lEure. A 5th, P-51 at St. Andre-de-lAure on 20 June, 1944. A 6th, a P-47 at Beaumont-le-Roger on 22 June, 1944.
5 Ziemba, GeorgOblt2/14/19143/KG-66Ju 88S-3 Werk # 330256 "Z6 + AL" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 30 July, 1944; shot down west of St Lo during a mission, All but Ziemba were able to bail safely. Remaining crew (POW): Uffz Heinz Fromke, geb 11/25/1921, Obs and Uffz Werner Dieck, geb 8/16/1922, R/O. Source: B.Bines.
6 Ziegler, Wilhelm "Willi" GeorgOFw1918/06/11 (CK)Frankfurt/Main (CK)15./NJG 3 (07/43)Do-217 N Werknr. 1424 (CK)
EK 2

Night Fighter Operational Clasp in Silver		KilledInAction (KIA) 25 July, 1943, shot down off Dammholm/Holstein probably by return fire from RAF No. 51 Sq. Halifax, shortly after his victory (Boiten). One known victory, a Halifax 7 km E of Schleswig on 25 July, 1943. Jager Blatt article. Added: bailed out after air combat but he and his crew member Uffz Franz Nowak were KIA while Fw Töllack was uninjured (CK)
7 Ziegler, RobertOblt2/16/19224(F)/122 (8/42 Kertsch, S.U.), 3(F)/121 (7/43 Toussus-le-Buc)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1119 "F6 + MM" (lost 8/23/42), Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430669 "7A + BH" (lost 7/27/43)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) the night of 26/27 July, 1943; shot down by a Mosquito of RAF No. 85 Sq., piloted by S/L (later W/Cdr) Wilfrith Peter Green. His Ju 88 crashed in the Het Kanal (aka English Channel), Holland. All remaining crew washed ashore between 13 and 16 August, 1943, and were buried at Nieuwe Ooster Begraafplaats in Amsterdam. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Oblt Walter Salecker [or Saaleger per Ju 88 Loss List/LW Loss Report] (DK-G 7/2/42), Ofw Heinrich Gärtner and Uffz Albert Rippel. Wiki Luft data. Interned briefly on 23 August, 1942 when they made a force landing at Trabzon Turkey after running out of fuel (Özkan Türker). Added: Their final resting place is the War Cem, Ysselsteyn. Oblt Ziegler, CT-12-297; Oblt Salecker, CT-12-296; Ofw Gärtner, CT-12-298 and Uffz Rippel, CT-12-299 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Zeigler.
8 Zeidler, GeorgUffz13/JG-54 (9/44 S.U.)Most likely an Fw 190A6 or A-8 (lost) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 18 September, 1944. One known victory, a Soviet P2-2 on 14 September, 1944.
9 Zechner, PeterOfwWekusta 76 (S.U.)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430187 "5Z + BA" (lost 9/18/43)Meteorological Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 213179 on 18 September, 1943, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
10 Zareba, Peter vonUffz11/SKG-10 (4/43)Fw 190A-4 Werk # 2515 "Yellow 15" (lost 4/2/43)Ground Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 2 April, 1943; sd by his own fighters in error, location not reported (Qu.Meister File).
11 xeinbaoner, GeorgFw18/JG-54Bf 109F & G EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet P-40 on 28 March, 1942. The first letter in his surname was illegible on OKL Claims List. I inserted the "x" for record uniformity. I've narrowed the first letter possibilities down to B,F,H,R,S or W, found nothing, even changing the spelling to _einbacher. Any help would be appreciated. One source suggested Georg Reinbacher of 8/JG-54, which assumes the "oner" on the end is incorrect. I think this man is Georg Reinbacher, carried in the Archive, 2 victories.
12 Wünsche, GerhardFw2/10/1916CunersdorfStab/KG-26 (Vaernes)He 111H-4 Werk # Unk "1H + FA" (lost 5/28/40)Bomber Operational ClaspThe crew made a force landing on the frozen Lake Gjömmervatnet at Misvaer due to damage received by a Gladiator of No. 263 Sq., piloted by F/Lt Alvin T.Williams, above the Ofot fjord. A rescue attempt was made by a second He 111 piloted By an Ofw Hackner. After picking up the Wünsche crew, Hackner was unable to get airborne when his He 111 was damaged due to drifting snow. After destroying their aircrafts, they walked over the mountain to Saltdal where they were reunited with German forces. Remaining Wünsche crew: Oblt Karl Georg Streng, Fw Erich Heinz and Fw Erich Fledermann. With the exception of Fledermann, the crew lost their lives in France on 19 November, 1940 (Flyvrak Norway). Added: The November, 1940 burials, are as follows at Beauvais, Block2: Oblt Streng, Row 8, Gr 206; Fw Heinz, Row 8, Gr 205 and pilot Wünsche, Row 7, Gr 179. Another source suggests the pilot may have been Oblt Streng (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Wunsche.
13 Wünsch, PeterUffz11/JG-3 (S.U.Bf 109G-2 Werk# 14175 "< + -" (lost 1/11/43) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 11 January, 1943; Combat with a fighter near station at Kotluban, Map Quadrant 49/1/2. Mombeek MIA List. His 1st known victory, a Soviet La-5 on 19 December, 1942.
14 Wulff, Hans PeterLt2/22/19231KG-53 (Russia), ZG-26 (6/44 Königsberg), 8/JG-6 (12/44 Quakenbrück)He 111 in KG-53, Me 410 in ZG-26, Fw 190A-9 Werk # 960224 "Blue 4" (lost 1/1/45) in JG-6 EK 2
Glider Badge
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 1 January, 1945 by the British. Unable to locate Volkel airfield, he selected highway transport to strafe, but was hit by a British Tempests of RNZAF No 486 Sq., piloted by Sq Ldr "Spike" Umbers(KilledInAction (KIA) 2/14/45). He shot down one Spitfire before he was hit by the New Zealander and forced to bail out with injuries, and be captured 24 miles east of Eindhoven, at Rouwkuilenweg, Venray. Peter was released from captivity in 1948 and settled in Wales. He died suddenly on 2 June, 1997, at age 74, while on a pilgrimage to St Petersburg Russia.
15 Wroblewski, GeorgLt10/28/1921Oppeln43/JG-27, Stffüh 5/JG-11, Stab II/JG-11 (5/44 Reich Def), 8/JG-11 (9/44 Breitscheid)Bf 109 in JG-27, Bf 109G-6 Werk # 15484 "Black 11" (lost 1/11/44; WIA, combat w/B-17 near Bad Gandersheim, bailed safely), Bf 109G-5 Werk # 110211 "Black 4 + -" (lost 5/12/44), Bf 109G-14 Werk # 780954 "White 5" (lost 9/19/44) , Bf 109K-4 Werk # 332295 (15% dam 3/22/45)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 19 September, 1944 during aerial combat; his G-14 crashed at Bathmen Holland (Oude Molen) (DeSwart). WIA again on 22 March, 1945 by enemy fire at Strausberg. WIA 12 May, 1944 during combat with P-51s near Worms, bailed safely. Named in picture credits with Knoke and Wennekers. One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 at Merlimont-Plage on 14 July, 1943. His 3rd, a P-51 on 12 May, 1944, no location given. A 4th, a P-51 over Holland (Nijmegen area) on 19 September, 1944. This victory is referred to as his 2nd, per OKL! Retired BrigGen in the Bundeswehr. Deceased 5 November, 1999. Jager Blatt Obit.
16 Worch, GeorgUffz1
Ysselstein, Holland		9/NJG-1 (7/42)Bf 110D-3 Werk # 4228 "G( + CT" (lost 7/24/42) EK 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 23/24 July, 1942 after being shot down by return fire. His 110 crashed at Apeldoorn (Anklaar) (DeSwart & Bolten). Added: Per SGLO, the crash location reported as Casimierlaan, Ugchelen. Both Uffz Worch and his R/O-Gnr, Uffz N.Boenisch, KilledInAction (KIA) and buried Ysselsteyn; Worch BN-2-49; Boenisch BN-2-50.
17 Wolter, ErwinOfw8/6/1916Buchwald Neustettin8/KG-1He 177A-3 Werk # 332495 "V4 + IS" (lost 8/1/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 1 August, 1944; crashed at Buchwald/Pommern while on a transfer flight, cause not given. Remaining crew (KIC): Gefr Herbert Lienau, geb 3/29/1923, K.Obs; Uffz Reinhold Klein, geb 11/1/1919, R/O; Uffz Helmut Gross, geb 10/28/1921, Wart; Ogefr Siegfried Selig, geb 10/6/1920, Gunner; Gefr Rudolf Reimann, geb 1/4/1924, Gunner and Fw Georg Jesdinski, geb 10/15/1912, Mech. Source: B.Bines
18 Wolgast, ErnstUffz(F)/Aufkl. StfKIA on 27 Juli 1944 near Mittenwald. Crew (KIA): Obsv Fhr Hans Dieter Wolff, Radop Uffz Peter Zechner, Gunr Gefr Albert Mutter.


CKönig
19 Wolff, LotharOblt6/18/19221315/KG-40 (42), 2/ ZG-1 (6/43), 11/KG-40 (8/43), 13/KG-40 (9/43), I/ZG-1 (11/43), 4/JG-5 (6/44), Stfkpt 15/JG-4 (10/44 to end)Ju 88C-6 Werk # Unk (dam 7/8/43, No. 53 Sq. B-24 return fire) Bf 110, Fw 190A, Bf 109GEP


EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		Known to have flown U-Boat escort mission over the Atlantic in 1942, and said to have downed a B-17 near the Bay of Biscay. This B-17 may be one of the listed victories.Two known victories on 14 June, 1943; both B-17s, one from 220 BS. A Shared victory (with Georg Grahl) a B-24 on 8 July, 1943. Another, a Wellington on 27 July, 1943. Another, a shared victory SW of Brest with Gmelin on 1 August, 1943. A 6th, a shared victory with Necesany, a Wellington HZ576 on 22 August, 1943 at Cape Ortegal. A 7th, a B-24 240 km W of Brest on 8 September, 1943. An 8th, a Wellington on 19 November, 1943. A 9th & 10th, both B-17s in the Pretzsch area on 2 November, 1944. A P-38 at Rhein-Taunus on 14 December, 1944. A 12th, a P-47 on 14 January, 1945. A 13th, a P-39 on 26 January, 1945. Flugbuch (8/44 to 4/45). Alternate spelling: Wolf.
20 Wolff, Franz GeorgUffz
Cannock Chase		8/KG-30 (Aalborg Denmark)Ju 88A-1 "4D + IS" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 20 August, 1940 after repeated attacks by 3 Hurricanes of RAF (Polish) No. 302 Sq.. When Wolff realized he was too low to bail, with the starboard engine disabled and the port engine and the cockpit on fire, he made a force landing on the main road alongside Westlands Plantation, at Ottringham, near Hull. Remaining crew: Fw Hugo Keller, Observer (POW), Uffz Wilhelm Rautenberg, rear gunner (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz Werner Hans Kruczinski, wireless operator (KilledInAction (KIA)). Kruczinski and Rautenberg were wounded during the attacks. Wolff, Keller and Kruczinski managed to clear the fiery wreck. Rautenberg had fallen clear of the wreckage before it came to rest, badly injured. He and Kruczinski died of their wounds at the Hull Infirmary on 21 and 22 August, respectively, and were buried in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire.
21 Wolf, GeorgUffz2/NAGr-4 (Reich Def)Bf 109G-8 Werk # 201442 "Black 12" (lost 2/2/45)Noght Observer Operational ClaspMIA 2 February, 1945 at Beerappen/Heiligenbeil, cause unknown.
22 Wolf, FranzLtIV/KG-30 (Aalborg West)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 8097 (90% dam 12/31/42)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		WIC 31 December, 1942 when his AC crashed during a training mission and burst into flames at the Aalborg West airfield. Ogefr Georg Rattenbacher, Gunner, was killed and was buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 6 January, 1943. Remaining crew (WIC): Uffz Friedrich Rindfleisch, Observer, and Uffz Alfred Mai, R/O. Source: Air War over Denmark.
23 Wittmer, MaxLt10/5/1921Wenningsstedt/Sylt12/ZG-1 (8/2/43), V/KG-40 (Atlantic 8/8/43)Bf 110, Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360367 "??" (lost 8/8/43) EK 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 8 August, 1943 during aerial combat over the sea (Ju 88 Loss List). One known vcitory, a Hampden on 2 August, 1943. Added: Believed sd by a B-24 of the USAAF 479th Anti-submarine Group over the sea NW of Spain. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Georg Kurschatke, Obs and Uffz Hugo Frank, R/O (D.Drury). Alternate spelling Wittmer-Eigenbrodt.
24 Witt, Hans GeorgLt3/29/1919Berlin4/LG-1 (Malta)JU 88A-4 Werk # 5717 "L1 + GM" (lost 4/27/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with two other unnamed crew 27 April, 1942 over Malta, due to flak, one other crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Pilot KilledInAction (KIA), buried in the St Michele Cem., Cagliari, Sardinia (German Losses Over Malta).
25 Wisser, PeterLt1918/02/26Bad Nauheim1./LG 2 (09/39). I.(J)/LG 2 (12/39), 5./JG 3 (05/40)Bf-109 E-3KIA on 20 May 1940 when shot down by 87 Sqdn., crash landed 3 km S of Arras (other version: due to involuntary ground contact)


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CKönig
26 Wirz, PeterUffz11/JG-5 (1/45 Gossen), 10/JG-5 (4/45)Bf 109G-14/ASFighter Operational ClaspMIA 5 April, 1945; Aerial combat, Aalesund. Mombeek MIA List.
27 Wintz, PeterLt12/11/1913Brachelen1(H)/14 (Pz) (2/40 Limburg)Hs 126 Werk # Unk (lost 5/17/40)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his Observer, Oblt Wolfgang Steudel, 17 May, 1940; sd by three MB 152 fighters of GC I/1, piloted by Capt Georges Garde, SC Robert Starke and SC Albert Dubost. Th henschel crashed next to the road at Origny-Sainte-Benoite, SW of Guise, Aisne, Fr.. Both buried in the Ger War Cem at Fort-de-Malmaison, Blk 7, Row 25: Lt Wintz Gr 997, Oblt Steudel Gr 998 (Luftwaffe Data Wiki/D.Drury).
28 Winter, PeterOfhr12/23/192446/JG-300 (Löbnitz)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 682210 "Yellow 4" (lost 12/17/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 17 December, 1944 during aerial combat near Poerovsko, CZ. Olmitz. One known victory, a P-51 at Fritzlar-Spangenbeg on 11 September, 1944. A 2nd, a B-17 at Eberswalde on 12 September, 1944. A 3rd, a B-24 SE of Eschwege on 27 September, 1944. A 4th, a B-17 (HSS) E of Gera on 7 October, 1944.
29 Winkler, HelmutLt2/13/1921Aachen5/KG-53 (9/42)He 111H-6 Werk # 7713 "A1 + HN" (lost 9/29/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 29 September, 1942, when their ac crashed 1.5km E of Medvedovo, SE of Staraya, Russia, after being hit by AA fire, an burning on impact. Remaining crew: Gefr Georg Glossner, Bombadier; Uffz Hermann Muchow, R/O; Uffz Karl Müller, Flt Engr and Gefr Edmund Bieda, Gnr. Winkler, Müller and Bieda found in the VDK database, and commemorated in the War Cem at Korpovo, Russia. Bieda is believed buried there, probably as "Unknown" (D.Drury).
30 Wilms, HermannFw4/KG-26He 111H-3 Werk # 2323 (or 3232) "1H + FM" (lost)POW 3 February, 1940 after being shot down by Hurricanes of RAF No. 43 Sq. (Flight Lt Peter Townsend, later ace, deceased 1995; Flying Officer Patrick Tiger-Folks, KIC April 1940 on a convoy escort; Sergeant Jim Hallows, later wing commander, deceased 1987), crashing at Bannial Flatt Farm, at the Sleights crossroads, four miles north of Whitby. Added: the first German aircraft brought down on English soil in WW2! (CK). Remaining crew: Uffz Rudolf Leushake, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA), born 24/04/13, CK), Uffz Karl Missy, wireless operator (POW) and Uffz Johann Meyer, mechanic (KilledInAction (KIA), born 08/10/14 CK). Leushake was killed on the first pass, in the nose of the AC, his Observer position. Meyer was mortally wounded in the stomach (died the next day (CK) and Missys right leg was nearly severed from MG fire which raked the fuselage (his foot was amputated, the other leg was also broken. He was returned to Germany in 1943 due to compassionate reasons (CK). The two KilledInAction (KIA) crew members are buried in the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. This was the first AC to crash on English soil in WWII. Added: Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Rudolf Leushake, bur CC, Blk 3, Row 14, Gr 417 and Johann Meyer, bur same, Gr 418 (D.Drury).

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31 Wilkens, GeorgUffz3/12/19214/JG-2Fw 190D-9 Werk # 500124 "Blue 8" (lost 1/1/45)Fighter Operational ClaspPOW 1 January, 1945 after being shot down by AA fire over St. Trond airfield and bailed out over Eupen Belgium, into captivity.
32 Wilke, PeterOfwStab/NAGr-1Me 262A-4 Werk # 111200 (lost 4/17/45)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 17 April, 1945 when he was sd by a P-47 of 371FG, piloted by Lt James E.Zweizig. He was killed on impact when the ac crashed at Slapany, CZ. (F.Braun).
33 Wilhelm, Georg Artur Otto WilhelmUffz1922/04/10Leipzig



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9./JG 1 (07/43 Leeuawarden)Bf 109 G-6 "Yellow 3" Werknr 15481 (lost)KIFA 16 July, 1943 when he flew into the ground in his 109 at Hallum, Ferweradeel, west of Marrum Holland, N of Stiens/Leeuwarden, during a bomb run training exercise. No known grave. (DeSwart & Geensen). Added: The ac wreckage, including the remains of Uffz Wilhelm, will be recovered in mid 2024/2025, at Scheinflughafen (Mock FP) SF10 at Marrum, and he will be buried at Ysselsteyn, Plot AB (Find-A-Grave by Fred). Added: Georg had a relation with Anneliese Merkel, the couple was not married but had a daughter named Monika. After his death Anneliese married symbolic with his helmet. (CK)




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34 Wilhelm, GeorgHptmStab/KG-26 (Sola)He 111H-5 Werk # 883691 "1H + EA" (lost 8/23/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 23 August, 1941 after being hit by destroyer AA fire along the Northumberland coast. Their port engine was hit but continued to run. Thinking they could make it home, however, five minutes later, the engine failed. The AC was ditched just north of Holy Island. Remaining crew (all POW): Uffz Hans Hilpert, Observer, Uffz Otto Siedel, wireless operator and Ogefr Franz Schmidt, gunner.


L-R: Franz Schmidt, Hans Hilpert, Georg Wilhelm and Otto Siedel
35 Wilbrandt, Hans GeorgLt7/10/19216/KG-4 (10/42 Seschtschinskaja)He 111H-6 Werk # 4420 "5J + BP" (lost 10/6/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 6 October, 1942, when their ac was lost in the ar ea of Toropets, Tver Oblast, Russia due to unknown circumstances. Remaining crew: Gefr Gustav Gall, Obs; Fw Helmut Sauer, R/O and Gefr Bruno Stemminger, Gnr. No VDK burial matches (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Willbrandt.
36 Wilbertz, PeterOfw3/KGr-806 (Malta)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 1595 "M7 + CL" (lost 7/6/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 6 July, 1942 at Malta; shot down by Spitfires of No. 603 Sq. (P/O Glen & P/O Levy-Despas), one other crew KilledInAction (KIA) and two POW, all unnamed (Ju 88 Loss List).
37 Wiesenfarth, Eduard (Eugen?)Ofw6/29/1920Pforzheim3/KG-4Ju 88A, He 111H-20 Werk # 700501 (lost 1/16/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/1/44)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List. Added: KIC 16 January, 1945 when his ac made ground contact at Mount Vysoka (CZ), cause not reported. Remaining crew (KIC): Uffz Ludwig Stahl, Obs; Fw Georg Saalfrank, R/O; Uffz Heinrich Pollmeier, Flt Engr and Ogefr Kurt Fehrmann, Gnr. The deceased are buried in the War Cem. at Altentsteig Austria, Blk 1, Row 14 as follows: Wiesenfarth Gr 293; Stahl Gr 291, Saalfrank Gr 292, Pollmeier Gr 290 and Fehrmann Gr 289 (D.Drury).
38 Wiemer, FritzOfw2/KG-26He 111 "1H + GK" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 3 February, 1940 after being shot down by two Hurricanes of RAF No. 43 Sq., piloted by Sgt Frank Carey and Sgt Peter Guy Ottewill, 15 miles E of Tynemouth, 15 miles off the Northumberland coast. With both engines out of commission, Wiemer had to ditch the AC. The AC remained afloat long enough for the crew to escape, but not long enough to inflate their dingy. Four crew were picked up by the trawler Harlech Castle, but Uffz Karl Ernst Thiede, gunner, disappeared beneath the waves before he could be rescued (later recovered and buried at Scartho Road Cemetery, Grimsby, Plot 116, Row I, Gr 1. Remaining crew: Fw Franz Schnee, Observer, POW, Uffz Alfred Dittrich, wireless operator, POW, Uffz Willi Wolff, mechanic, rescued but died of wounds before the trawler, Harlech Castle, reached shore.
39 Wiedow, GeorgLt32/NJG-2 (1/42), Stab I/NJG-2Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360191 "R4 + DK" (lost 7/6/42)
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 6 July, 1942 during aerial combat with Wellingtons or a Beaufighter, most likely in the Daba Egypt vicinity. One known victory, a Blenheim on 25 January, 1942. A double victory on 5 July, 1942, two "unidentified AC" in the Burg el Arab area. Bolten 4 victories.
40 Weyrauch, Ernst vonHptm1918/01/16Marburg/Lahn



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Stfkpt 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 (Pz) (09/39-11-41-), Stfkpt I./SKG 10Hs-126 "5F+EK" (07/40), Bf-110 E-3 Trop "5F + OK", Fw-190 A
RK (31/12/43)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (12/04/43)

EK 1 & EK 2

Recce Operational Clasp in Gold

EP(16/02/42) 		KIFA 17 March, 1944 when he crashed near Tours France during a checkout flight in an Fw 190. Presumably no aerial victories. Added: He was a former Heer officer and the photographic section head. Flew as Obsv with Georg Stark on 17/09/39 over Poland, later over France and in North Africa. Furthermore he flew the 2000th combat mission of the 2.(H)/14 from La Marsa airfield, near Tunis, which was also his 164 combat mission. Had 163 missions on 29/04/43 (CK)

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41 Westermann, GeorgOblt4/KG-77 (Med)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140272 "3Z + AM" (lost 11/9/42)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew at the Bay of Algiers 9 November, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
42 Werzer, WilhelmLt5/28/1915Villach

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3/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332214 "5J + AL" (lost)EP (08/11/43)

EK 1 & 2
Observer Operational Clasp in Silver or Gold		KilledInAction (KIA) 5 March, 1944 during a test flight when he was attacked by a Mosquito of RAF No. 613 Sq., piloted by W/C J.D.R. Braham. The crew of five were killed when the AC crashed 4 km north of Chateaudun airfield, NW of Orleans France. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Kolomann Schlögl, R/O; Uffz Gustav Birkenmaier, Flt Engr; Uffz Alfred Zwieselsberger, Gunner 1; Uffz Josef Kerres, Gunner 2 and Fw Breitsmeter, Georg, Mech. Added: Buried in war cemetery Champigny-St.André (CKönig)

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43 Werfft-Wessely, Peter Dr.Maj10/8/1904Vienna, Austria26



1/JG-27 (7/41), 7/JG-27 (10/42), Stafkpt 9/JG-27 (4/44 Reich Def), Kdr III/JG-27 (10/44)Bf 109E-7/Trop "White 6" in 1/JG-27, Bf 109F & G(Trop) in 7 Staffel, Bf 109G-6 Wk# 441090 "Yellow 1 + I" (5/19/44) RK(1/28/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(7/23/44)
EP(7/15/44)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge

probably at least Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
WIA 19 May, 1944 in "Yellow 1" by US Bomber return fire, after downing a B-24. One of the oldest operational fighter pilots. All victories in the West. His first, two Hurricanes, one at Sevenoaks, the other N of Brighton, on 27 September, 1940. 14 bombers. One known victory, a Boston III northwest of Moschee El-Daba on 26 October, 1942. Another victory, a Spitfire 25 km southeast of El Alamein on 2 November, 1942. His 10th victory, a B-17 northeast of Megara Greece, 20 December, 1943. His 14th & 15th, both B-24s, one NW of Stolpberg, the other W of Lavantthal Tür, on 2 April, 1944. A B-24 (HSS) 40km WSW of Raab on 23 April, 1944. His 20th, a B-17 30 km ENE of Hanau on 12 May, 1944. Deceased 1970.

44 Wenning, WolfgangLt3/3/19201/NJG-2 (Med)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 360202 "R4 + IH" (lost 7/20/42) Night Fighter Operational Clasp MIA 20 July, 1942 (LW Loss Report) when his C-6 crashed at Malomes-Tobruk, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Lt Bernard Dell, R/O and Ogefr Georg Schraab, Gunner. Source: Brian Bines (IWM Microfilm). It is possible that this is the same person in the previous record, who may have returned after the July 1942 crash, however, you would think he would have advanced in rank over the two year span.
45 Wenke, GeorgUffz5/KG=1 (S.U.)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2454 "V4 + AN" (lost 7/10/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA with two other unnamed crew on 10 July, 1941 at Gedischina=Batziezkora, cause unknown, one KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List).
46 Wenk, HelmutLt7/3/1923Saltaire, NY
Courtesy Georg Heete		LKS-5(5/42 Breslau), SG-101(12/42 Reims), Erg/SKG-10(5/43 Cognac), II/SKG-10(6/43), NSGr-4, III/SG-1 (4/45)Bf 109G, Fw 190A-5 Werk # 5381 (White 7 + O" (5/43 Channel), Fw 190F-9/R4(45)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge(10/43)
Assault Operational Clasp		English POW at wars end in Flensburg. Flew over 300 combat missions. Although born in NY, in his youth, he made his home in Friedrichshafen, in southern Germany. His first mission was over southern England in June, 1943. In July, 1943, the Group transferred to Sicily. Injured in a crash in October, 1943. After recuperating, he was assigned to NSG-4 in November, 1943, at Kiew, where he flew night and day missions. Wounded a 2nd time in March, 1944. After recuperating, assigned to SG-104 at Tutow-Aalborg. October 1944, assigned to I/SG-151 and later to III/SG-1(4/45) in defense of the Reich (Berlin). One known victory in SG-1, a Soviet La-5 on 27 April, 1945. Alternate spelling: Wenke (OKL 4/45 victory). Living in Lindau on the Bodensee in 2003. Jager Blatt 4/2003. Added: Deceased 26 November, 2020 (Georg Heete).



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47 Wendt, Hans GeorgOfhr3/KG-54Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "B3 + ?? (lost 6/6/44)Bomber Operational ClaspOpposed the Normandy Invasion attacking shipping, along with four others from his squadron. Added: MIA 6 June, 1944 when his ac crashed into the Seine Bay, off the Normandy coast. His unnamed crew also MIA except for the Observer who was reported KilledInAction (KIA) (D.Drury).
48 Weissbach, HansFlg4/ZG-26 (12/40 Memmingen)Bf 110, Do 17E-3 Werk # 2085 "DL + SD" (lost 12/9/40)Student PilotOne of three KIC 9 December, 1940, when their ac of ZS-2, crashed and burned near Wurzburg, Bavaria, due to an engine malfunction. The two remaining students were: Uffz Friedrich Schmidt and Gefr Georg Schulmayr. No known graves for either airman (D.Drury)..
49 Weiss, GeorgFhjUffz21/JG-11Fw 190A-8 Werk # 730379 (lost 5/29/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 29 May, 1944 during aerial combat shortly after his 2nd victory. He crashed in the Anklam area (L.Wiegels). One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 in the Neumünster area on 24 May, 1944. His 2nd, a B-17 at Anklam on 29 May, 1944.
50 Weiss, GeorgOfw4/JG-52Bf 109E-1 (lost 8/14/40)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 14 August, 1940 during aerial combat over Dover, crashed in the sea at St Joss Bay, 1.5 miles north of Broadstairs Jetty, Kent. Buried Margate Cem., Kent, Plot "L", Gr 15036. Source: M.Croft. Added: His body was recovered from the sea on 24 October, 1940 and buried at Margate (D.Drury).
51 Weische, HelmutLt6/9/1922III/KG-40 (10/41)He 111H-5 Werk # 3906 (lost 10/1/41)Bomber Operational ClaspHis He 111 crashed at Geervliet Holland, west of Spijkenisse, on 1 October, 1941, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart). Added: The entire crew were killed in the crash while returning from a mission. Remaining crew ( all bur Yssel, Blk BV, Row 11): Fw Helmuth Straden, Obs (bur Gr 272); Ofw Peter Rohwedder, R/O (bur Gr 271) and Uffz Günter Fischer, Gnr (bur Gr 273). Pilot Weische bur Gr 270 (D.Drury).
52 Weis, GeorgUffz4/JG-102 Rammtrager Unit 4/45Bf 109G & KFighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA), buried at Koethen. Source: Arno Rose.
53 Weinmann, GeorgOfwIV/JG-5Ar 96Werk # 4245 (lost)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIC 14 October, 1943; non-operational emergency landing on the sea near Hommelvik Norway, cause unknown. Source: SIG Norway.
54 Weinberg, PeterOblt4/27/1915I/KG-77 (2/42 S.U.), Stffüh 7/KG-6 (3/43), 9/KG-6 (6/43)Ju 88A-4 Werk # Unk "3Z + BH" (lost 2/11/42), Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144327 "3E + JT" (lost 6/5/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold

EK 1 & 2
EP (9/21/42), Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA with unnamed crew 5 June, 1943; sd by fighters over the North Sea, during a mission to Birmingham (Ju 88 Loss List & LOCS). Added: He was reported MIA 11 February, 1942, lost to an unknown cause in the Rzhev vicinity (LOCS).
55 Weigel, Hans GeorgOblt10/2/1922Reichenbach

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3(F)/126 (8/43), SAGr-126 (7/44), 1/JG-102(9/44), II/NAGr-11 (10/44), 1 & 2/NAGr-11(4/45)Ar 196A-5 Werk # 100451 "D1 + ?L" (lost 7/23/44), Bf 109GEK 1(10/4/44)
EK 2(1/30/44)
Wound Badge, Observer Badge in Gold		Oblt Weigel awarded both the Pilot & Combined Pilot & Observer Badges. Source: aufhimmelzuhause.com. Added: His Ar 196 was sd by Beaufighters of No.603 Sq., 10 miles S of Mykonos, Greece. Both he and his R/O-Gnr, Uffz Karl Rathenow, were wounded in the encounter, but rescued. Their ac has been currently recovered, and is in the Greek Air Force Museum in Athens (Andrea Babuin 12/2023).
56 Weigel, GottfriedOblt5/KG-55 (5/40)He 111P Werk # Unk "G1 + FN" (lost 5/13/40), He 111P Werk # 2126 "G1 + DN" (lost 9/25/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 25 September, 1940, shot down by AA fire from Portbury Gunsite, Battery 239, 76th HAA Regt. during a bombing raid on Filton. The abandoned AC crashed at Racecourse Farm, Failand, near Bristol at 11:50 hours. Remaining crew (all POW): Ofw Alfred Narres, Observer; Uffz Karl Gerdsmeier, Mech; Gefr Karl Geib, Gunner and Fw Georg Engel, R/O (WIA). Source: Bristol Past, John Penny. Added: He was a French POW briefly, when his G1 + FN was damaged by French fighters and AA fire, causing him to belly land at Attert, north of Arlon Belgium. He was promoted to Hptm in captivity (LOCS).
57 Weichsel, GeorgLt7/JG-6Fw 190A-8 Werk # 737953 "Yellow 3" (lost 1/18/45)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a crash at Posen on 18 January, 1945, cause unknown.
58 Wedelstädt, Kaspar Georg vonHptmStfkpt 4(F)/122 (11/43)He 111, Ju 88D-1 (10% dam 11/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(3/20/44)

EK 1 & 2
EP (9/13/43), Observer Operational Clasp		Uninjured 3 November, 1943, when his AC was damaged by Soviet AA fire and he returned to Nikolayev airfield with one wounded crewman aboard. Wiki Luft data.
59 Wedel, WolfgangLt2./St.G. 3, 3./ StG 3 (08-10/43)Ju-87 D-3, Ju-87 D-4 "S7 + OL"Wound badgeWIA on 07/10/43 when hit by ship's flak near Rhodos. He and his Radop Fw Georg Scheller (WIA) were saved from the ocean. On Megara airfield in 08/43.CKönig
60 Wede, PeterLt6/Schl.G-1Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670020 "Yellow ?" (lost 7/7/43)Assault Operational ClaspReported MIA 7 July, 1943 in Russia at Map Quadrant Pl.QU.6121. The name WEDE is questioned on the Loss Report as tho it is incorrect or mis-spelled.
61 Weckerle, KarlFwBFS-5 (5/42 Belgrade-Semlin, Yugoslavia)He 111P-4 Werk # 2912 (lost 5/22/42)Student PilotKIC 22 May, 1942, when as a student, flying with Oblt Peter Meyer, they crashed at Dinias, Timis County, Romania, cause unknown (D.Drury).
62 Wechmar, Carl Fhr vonObstlt4/1/1900SodenKdr I/KG-3 (11/40)He 111H-3 Werk # 6834 (belonging to Stab/KG-26, lost 11/19/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 19 November, 1940 in a takeoff accident from Beauvais. The c crashed a few km from Savignies. Remaining crew (KIC & bur in the War Cem, Beauvais, Blk 2): Obstlt Wechmar, Row 8, Gr 207; Oblt Karl Georg Streng (Stfkpt Stab KG-26), Row 8, Gr 206; Uffz Horst Gerstenkorn, Row 7, Gr 180; Fw Erich Heinz, Row 8, Gr 205 and Fw Gerhard Wünsche, Row 7, Gr 179 (D.Drury).
63 Webig, GeorgFwIII/KG-53 (4/43)He 111H-11 Werk # 7983 (60% dam 4/20/43)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 20 April, 1943 when he belly landed in Map Quad Pl.Qu.90623 due to enemy fire. Remaining crew (all injured): Uffz Kasper Hiller, Obs; Uffz Kurt Warmke, R/O; Uffz Werner Wörlein, Mech and Ogefr Kurt Vesenbeck, Gnr (Qu.Meister File).
64 Weber, GeorgOfw5(H)/32Hs 126B-1 Werk # 4313 "V7 + NL" (or "VE + NL") (lost 1/5/43)Observer Operational ClaspMIA 5 January, 1943 Tschertkowo after enemy fighter attack, one chute seen. His Observer, Oblt Karl Kramer, also MIA. Obs Loss List
65 Waterbeck, KarlOblt1/1/1915Coesfeld
Cannock Chase		Kr.O.Fl (6/43 Kr?.Oberkommando der Luftwaffe.Flieger), 3/KG-40 (4/41), Stfkpt 3/KG-40 (11/43-1/44)Fw 200 (Norway?), He 177A-3 Werk # 535747 "F8 + HH" (lost 1/22/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (11/25/43)
EP (2/15/43)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 21/22 January, 1944; sd at Whitmore Vale near Hindhead, Surrey, England by a Mosquito NF.XII of No. 151 Sq., piloted by W/O Howard K. Kemp (later KilledInAction (KIA)). Waterbeck buried CC 1/234, and a second known crewman, Gefr Johannes Conrad, 2nd Gnr, also KilledInAction (KIA), buried CC 1/235. Four remaining unnamed crew taken prisoner. DK-G & Andrew Hall. Added: Ogefr Jann Bikker, Obs; Ofw Erwin Mirbach,R/O; Ofw Georg Six, Flt Engr and Ogefr Werner Doge, Gnr (Andrew Hall). Added: His was the 1st He 177 to crash in England. He crashed attempting to make a belly landing (LOCS).
66 Warnat, Georg.Maj8/18/1908Kdr NSGr-1Ju 87, Fw 190FNight Assault Operational ClaspJager Blatt 1/2002.
67 Wanderer, WernerOblt6/29/1914
Ysselstein, Holland		4/KG-26 (10/39), 5/KG-26 (9/40 Gilze-Rijen)He 111H Werk # Unk "1H + LM" (lost 10/9/39), He 111H-3 Werk # 3164 "1H + ?N" (lost 9/3/40)Bomber Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 3 September, 1940 at Maasbree, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown. Netherland Loss Registry. Added: Although acting as observer this date, he was killed when his ac collided with another 5/KG-26 ac piloted by Oblt Georg Zobernig. Both ac came down between Maasbree and Blerick Netherlands. Remaining known crew (KIC): Ogefr Willi Herberger, R/O and Ogefr Walter Steitz, Gnr. These three deceased buried at Ysselsteyn, Blk L; Wanderer Row 10, Gr 226; Herberger Row 10, Gr 229 and Steitz Row 9, Gr 221 (D.Drury). Added: He made an emergency landing on the Isle of Fano, Denmark, following combat with English naval forces and nearly out of fuel (LOCS).
68 Walz, GeorgFwII/SG-4 (Viterbo)Fw 190F-8 (or G-2) Werk # Unk (lost 11/3/43)Assault Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 3 November, 1943 during aerial combat near Termoli; sd by a Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII of No.145 Sq., piloted by S/L Lance C."Wildcat" Wade (www.historynet/S.Youngs).
69 Walter, HelmutUffz10/26/19193 (Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Bardufoss)He 111H-6 Werk # 4817 "1H + BH" (lost 5/26/42)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 May, 1942 after returning from a maritime mission. Remaining crew (all KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Martin Barnutz, Observer; Uffz Georg Hager, R/O and Uffz Wilhelm Baumann, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway. Added: Hit by a Sea Hurricane from the merchant ship "Empire Lawrence" after attacking Convoy PQ 16, the ac crashed into mountain Neitama on their return to Banak, all are buried at Botn-Rognan (Flyvrak Norway). Added: Piloting the MSFU Sea Hurricane was RAF P/O Alister James Hay. Burials at Botn-Rognan, Norway, Blk B as follows: Uffz Walter B-188; Uffz Barnutz B-245; Uffz Hager B-1375 and Uffz Baumann B-49 (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Walther.
70 Walter, Hans GeorgUffz1924Berlin1I/JG-26 (joins 1/44), 5/JG-26Fw 190A-6, Fw 190D-9 Werk # 210246 "White 1" (lost 12/24/45) EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 24 December, 1944 in his "White 1" in aerial combat with a P-47 of 36FG, 53FS, piloted by 1/Lt Roger T. Lane, E of Malmedy. Mortally wounded, he was able to bail coming to rest at Schwirzheim, Dist Sellacker, where he was buried in the Soldatenfriedhof Gondelsheim years after his body was found in 1986. This appeared to be his first mission, over the Ardennes. His one victory, a P-51 at Eindhoven on 6 October, 1944. Carried as MIA by Eric Mombeek. Alternate spelling: Walther.
71 Walser, GeorgNJG-6 (4/44)Bf 110GWound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a collision with Hptm Reschke during a landing the night of 24-25 April, 1944. Hospitalized at Ansbach. Jager Blatt 1/2000.
72 Waldner, HansUffz11/25/1915Marling1(F)/Aüf.Kl.Gr. Ob.d.L. (Smolensk NordJu 88D-1 Werk # 430134 (dam 8/5/42)Observer Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 August, 1942 in an emergency landing at Rudnya airfield, WNW of Smolensk, Russia. Remaining crew: Oblt Paul Venn, Obs (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Karl Christner, R/O (WIA) and Ogefr Peter Osietzki (or Onitzki?), Gnr (KilledInAction (KIA)). The VDK lists Uffz Waldner buried in the War Cem at Smolensk-Nishnjaja Dubrowinka, Russia. Oblt Venn and Ogefr Osietzki are not in a military cemetery, but are understood to be in graves at Rudnya (D.Drury).
73 Waldmann, Hans Peter "Dackel" "Waldi"Oblt1922/09/24Braunschweig134

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6./JG 52 (09/42 Gonschtakowka S.U.), 4./JG 52 (08/44), 8./JG 3 (06/44), Stafü 3./JG 7 (11/44-03/45)Bf 109 F in 42, Bf 109 G-2 "Black<2 + -" Werknr 13566 (tail flak Dam 18/09/42), Bf 109 G-2 "PJ + CU" Werknr 13650 (crash land-Ftr 25/08/42), Bf 109 G-4 "Yellow 3 + -" at Anapa, Bf 109 G-6 in JG 52, Me 262 A-1a "Yellow 3" Werknr 170097 in JG-7 RK (05/02/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (17/04/43)
EP (15/03/43)

EK 1 (11/11/42 CK) & EK 2 (25/09/42 CK)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (01/02/43 CK) with pendant
2 Bombers in an Me 262. KIFA 18 March, 1945 when his Me 262A-1a Wk# 170097 "Yellow 3" collided with another Me 262, piloted by Lt Hans Dieter Weihs of 3/JG-7 in dense fog near Kaltenkirchen/Holstein, and crashed near Schwarzenbek, E of Hamburg. 527 combat missions. 121 victories in the East. His first known Soviet victory, a LaGG-3 on 9 September, 1942. Another LaGG-3 on 10 September, 1942. An I-153 on 18 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 25 September, 1942. An I-153 on 22 October, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 2 November, 1942. An Il-2 on 2 December, 1942. An I-16 on 11 February, 1943. Four I-153s on 12 February, 1943. A LaGG-3 and a P-39 on 30 April, 1943. Seven Soviet victories on 7 May, 1944. His 126th victory, a B-24 at Taverny France on 6 August, 1944. His 128th & 129th, both P-47s SW of Thymerais on 14 August, 1944. His 130th & 131st, both P-47s; one 8 km E of Dreux, and the other 4 km E of Dreux, on 18 August, 1944. His 132nd, a P-47 2 km E of Falaise on 19 August, 1944. His last two victories, Nos. 133 & 134, both P-51s, one 30 km W of Berlin, the other 25 km NE of Brocken on 22 February, 1945. He was buried in Kaltenkirchen. Added: In September 1/942 he served often as the wingman for Johannes Steinhoff (C.Sundin).


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74 Walcher, Peter HeinzLt14/NJG-1Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a "4 mot" NW of Duisburg on 18 December, 1944.
75 Walbaum, Ernst AugustHptm2/12/1910
Ysselstein, Holland		9/KG-2 (3/42 Schiphol)Do 217E-4 Werk # 5339 "U5 + ?T" (lost 3/22/42)Bomber Operational ClaspHis Do 217 crashed at Zandvoort Holland on 22 March, 1942, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown (DeSwart). Added: While on a training flight, their ac crashed during a practice bombing run. Three were killed in the crash at Bloemendaal, Noord Holland, the R/O survived with injuries. Remaining crew: Hptm Dr Albrecht Hoppe, Obs (KIC); Fw W. Diller, R/O (Injured) and Ofw Georg Schwenkeschuster, Gnr (KIC). Hptm Walbaum also KIC. The deceased were initially buried in Amsterdam before being transferred to Ysselsteyn: Hptm Walbaum CW-5-116; Hptm Hoppe CW-5-115 and Ofw Schwenkeschuster CW-5-114 (D.Drury).
76 Wagner, PeterLt1/7/1915Danzig, W.Prus. (today Gdansk, Poland)1/KG-1He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 7/11/40)Bomber Operational ClaspHe an his crew were KilledInAction (KIA) 11 July, 1940 when they were attacked by Hurricanes of Nos.145 & 601 Sqds, and crashed into the English Channel. The bodies of the crew were later washed up on the French side. Remaining crew: Hptm Dr heinrich Karl Behrens, Gnr (bur Bourdon, 32/5/189). The remainder of the crew buried at Champigny-St.Andre, Blk 10. Ofw Werner Bischoff, Obs (bur Row 7, Gr 515); Uffz Hans Krause, R/O (bur No Row (probably 7), Gr 516); Uffz Walter Möhring, Flt Engr (bur Row 16, Gr 1098) and pilot Wagner buried No Row, Gr 72 (D.Drury).
77 Wagner, GeorgOfwII/StG-1Ju 87B
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (4/9/42)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List
78 Wagner, GeorgUffz6/30/19232/StG-103Ju 87B-1 Werk # 5514 (lost 9/9/44)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspKIC 9 September, 1944 at Gedern, believed due to bad weather, as others of StG-103. Pilot buried at Gedern. His R/O Uffz Siegfried Beuerle (7/18/1912) also KIC and buried at Möckmühle.
79 Wagner, ?Uffz3./ Fernaufkl. Gr. 33 (12/41)Ju-88 A-5 Werknr 780 (dam)Force landed uninjured on 15/12/41 due to dual engine failure near Vitebsk between Roslav and Seshinskaysa. Crew safe, was picked up by German troops, aircraft had only minor damage. Crew: Radop Hans-Günter Mantel, Obsv Georg Kalbling, Gunr Peter Bickel


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80 Voss, ReimerOblt3/20/19204/KG-26 (7/44)He 111H "1H + BK"EP (3/23/42), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational Clasp in GoldKnown to have flown two missions in "BK" on 7/26/& 7/24, 1944. Remaining crew: Obstlt Klümper, Obs, Fw Georg Betzner, EP winner and R/O and a Gnr named Petrich. Source: Betzners Flugbuchs 1 & 2 per Fritz Braun & LOCS . No first names given. See next record.
81 Vorontsov, PeterHptmRussia3/TG Gruppe-SBf 109G-14 Werk # 785730 (lost)Transport (Ferry) Operational Clasp
82 Vonier, AlfonsHptm10/15/1912Unterankenreute/RavensburgStfkpt 3/KG-4 (6/40, 7/41 Holland), Stab/Lw.Kdo. Südost (6/43), multi Staff Pos to endHe 111 & He 177DK-G (10/30/41), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspKnown crew, 1941: Hptm Paul Strobel, Obs & RK Holder; Ofw Reinhard Aigen, Flt Engr & RK Holder (KIC 9/19/43); Ogefr Georg Arnold, R/O (KIC 9/19/43) and Uffz Ewald Oetken, Gnr (KIC 9/19/43). He had an alternate Gunner, an Uffz Wilhelm. Kaiser RK book.

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83 Vollmer, Götz Peter WilhelmMaj1915/09/11Berlin - SteglitzStfkpt 1./StG 2 (10/39, CK), Stfkpt 1./StG 2 (1940-41, CK), Stukaschule Instr, Verbandsführerschule des Generals der JagdfliegerJu-87, Fw-190 F & G, Fw 190 A-8 (lost) RK (24/06/41)

EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		Treated for exhaustion in 1941, he became a flight instructor before volunteering for Fw 190 transition training. KIFA 19 December, 1944 when his Fw 190 collided with another student pilot over Königsberg/Neumark airfield and crashed. He was assigned to a training unit for formation leaders. 150 to 200 missions in the Ju 87. Added: Ritterkreuz wasawarded for the successes of his Staffel during the battle of Crete in the summer of 1941. Its victories amounted to one destroyer and one 6000 GRT supply ship sunk, as well as 3 destroyers damaged, at that time 150+ combat missions (CK)


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84 Völkel, Erwin (Peter?)Uffz17/JG-302 (Oldenburg)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 411709 "White 7 + I" (lost 3/30/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 30 March, 1944 during aerial combat at Oldenburg, near Hildburghausen, opposing the Nuremburg raid.
85 Voigt, Wolfgang PeterHptmStfkpt 6/LG-1 (Africa)Ju 88A-4 Werk # 140739 "L1 + FP" (lost 8/31/42)EP (12/15/41), EK 1 & 2, Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew at Abu Ogos, Alexandria vicinity, 31 August, 1942, cause unknown (Ju 88 Loss List).
86 Voigt, GeorgOblt2/Kü.Fl.Gr.-606 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 3470 "7T + IK" (lost 9/19/41)Observer Operational ClaspPOW with unnamed crew 19 September, 1941 after being hit by flak and making an emergency landing at Donna Nook, SE of Cleethorpes (Ju 88 Loss List).
87 Vogl, AntonOblt11/14/1919IV/KG-54 (7/41 So. Russia), Adj I/KG-54 (9/41 England & Med. Area)He 111, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 142275 "B3 + BB" (lost 3/3/43)
EK 1 & 2
HJ Membership Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp in Silver		MIA 3 March, 1943 near Pozzalo, failing to return from a search for another comrade and crew (Lt Berge) lost the night before near Sicily. He is presumed to have been shot down by Spitfires as a transmission to Air Traffic Control reported Spitfires swarming in the area. Remaining crew: Uffz Klaus Unterecker, Observer; Uffz Georg Sareiter, R/O and Uffz Hermann Wessels, Gunner. Ironically, Vogl carried a four-leaf clover in his Soldbuch, which he failed to carry on this last fateful mission. 102 Missions. He entered service on 29 November, 1938 as a Hitler Youth in a Flak Battery. Entered flight training 21 July, 1940, certified in the Ju 52, He 111, Ju 88 and also Night Fighter Training, before being assigned to IV/KG-54. Source; Soldbuch, Wehrpass and Pilots License offered for sale by Collectors Guild. Alternate spelling: Vogel.
88 Vogg, Hugo GeorgOFw19/07/16Ludwigshafen am Rhein


6./ KG? (18/05/40). 12./KG 55 (31/07/43)He-111 (lost)
EK 1 (30/09/40) & EK 2 (01/11/39)
br>Bomber Operational Clasp in Bronze		He was an Obsv to an unknown crew. Obviously KIFA in the night of 31/07/41when crashed at Brognon, 20 Km NW of Dijon, France. (probably a night training flight. Since he was buried in Dijon it might have been the airfield at Dijon-Longvic where the Reserve Training & Replacement Unit of IV./KG 55 was stationed from 03/41 – 05/44 (found the evidence!), probably involuntary ground contact in the dark near the air field. 3 crew members were KIFA, the pilot, the Obsv and the Radop. The Gunr in the back was thrown out and survived WIA. The 3 dead were found in the cockpit at the crash site. Vogg was at the Obscv school in Lechfeld in 08/38. Poland, France and England campaign. In April 41 instructor at the Kriegsfliegerschule in Dijon. Was initially buried in war cemetery Dijon. Now he rests at Andilly German Military Cemetery Block 6 Row 3 Grave 154CKönig
89 Vogelbacher, PeterFw1921/05/10Kirrlach

II./JG 26 (joins 07/44), 13./JG 54 (09/44 Plantlünne)Fw 190 A-8 "White 11" Werknr 731057 (lost 21/09/44)KilledInAction (KIA) 21 September, 1944 in aerial combat in his A-8 with 30 to 40 P-47s(!) west of Almelo. He crashed near Laren-Verwolde Holland (DeSwart). Added: Crash location update, at Harfsen, Lochem Muni.,Gelderland, NL. Burial at Ysselsteyn, Y-11-254 (Find-A-Grave by Fred).

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90 Vogel, GeorgUffz4/1/1915Gold Kronach7/KG-2Do 17Z Werk # unk "U5 + ER" (lost 8/13/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 13 August, 1940; failed to return from a mission over Eastchurch, cause not reported. Remaining crew (POW): Uffz Herbert Arndt (geb 6/15/15 Löwenberg), Obs; Uffz Willy Mähringer (8/14/18 Wüstenselbitz), R/O and Gefr Helmut Bahr (geb 4/21/20 Berlin), Flt Engr.. All four crew eventually interned in Canada. Source: Lw Loss Report via Joe Potter. Added: The ac was sd by fighters and crashed at Stodmarsh, near Canterbury, Kent (D.Drury).
91 Vode, PeterLtII/SG-1 (S.U.)Fw 190F-3 Werk # 670366 "W" (lost 10/15/43)Assault Operational ClaspMIA 15 October, 1943 at Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 1331, cause unknown.
92 Verhove, Drago KarlUffz1/KG-54 (Med)Ju 88A-4/Trop Werk # 550396 "B3 + MH" (lost 10/21/43), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 885860 "B3 + NH" (lost 5/15/44)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA the night of 14/15 May, 1944; failed to return from a bombing raid on Bristol England, probably lost at sea. Remaining crew (MIA; same as those listed below when interned (Bristol Past, John Penny). Interned with unnamed crew 21 October, 1943 after landing at Dubendorf, returned 17 March, 1944 (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: The crew were interned after bombing the port of Naples, when they ran into bad weather on the return, and running low on fuel, mistakenly landed in Switzerland, thinking they were in Germany. Remaining crew (interned & released 17 March, 1944 in exchange for a British crew): Uffz Heinrich Schumann, Observer; Uffz Robert Schneider, R/O and Ogefr Georg Fellner, Gnr (D.Drury).
93 Verhovc, Drago KarlUffz1./ KG 54Ju-88 A-4/trop "B3+MH" Werknr 550396 (lost 21/10/43, confiscated in Switzerland), Ju-88 A-4 "B3+NH" Werknr 885860 (lost 14/05/44)MIA with crew during Operation Steinbock on 14/05/44 on an attack on Bristol, reasons unknown. Crew: Obsv Uffz Heinrich Schümann (born 01/07/22 in Neumünster), Radop Uffz Robert Schneider, Gunr OGfr Georg Fellner. On 21/10/43 the same pilot and crew was landing due to bad weather and lack of fuel in Dübendorf, Switzerland after a bombing mission to Neapel, was interred and then in 03/44 exchanged with interned Allies. It was the first Ju-88 that landed on Swiss soil.



https://warbird.ch/wb-events/die-ju-88-mit-dem-schweizerkreuz/CKönig
94 Van Ailen, ReinhardFhjFw3/23/19203/KG-66Ju 88S-1 Werk # 140579 "Z6 + GL" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 1 July, 1944; crashed in the Seinemündung during a mission, cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Uffz Georg Rödel, geb 10/10/1921, Obs and Uffz Siegwald Kühner, geb 2/17/1921, R/O. Source: B.Bines.vanx
95 Vagts, Hermann Peter "Hans"Oblt6/19/1915Kiel
Above: Hermann Wilhelm Sodtmann

Courtesy Spencer Wilson

Courtesy Christian Konig

3/KGr-126He 111H-4 Werk # unk "1T + EL" (lost 4/30/40)KilledInAction (KIA) 30 April, 1940: during a mine-laying operation at sea, the ac was hit by AA fire and crashed at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The ac exploded on impact resulting from a parachute mine still onboard, killing the entire crew. Civilians were also killed and this incident may well have been the first civilian deaths in England due to enemy action. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Lt Hermann Wilhelm Sodtmann, Obs (age 24 from Travemünde, bur CC, Plot 5, Row 5, Gr 112); Uffz Karl Heinz Fresen, (age 26 from Hamburg (?), bur CC, 5/5/111) and Uffz Hans Günther Koch, ( age 20 from Neu Skalmirschütz, bur 5/5/113). Oblt Vagts buried CC, 5/5/114. Source: Dave Drury & Spencer Wilson.

Courtesy Christian Konig
96 Ungerer, PeterLt7/KG-1 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 2186 "V4 + GR" (lost 11/8/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew at RAF Honington, Suffolk 8 November, 1940 after being hit by flak (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: Remaining crew (believed KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Bernhard Lahme, Uffz Assaf Hildebrandt and Gefr Wilhelm Willie (K. Youngs).
97 Ulrici, GeorgOblt9/19/1921Wiesbaden9/KG-40 (6/43), 1/JG-11 (12/44)Fw 200C-3/U2 Werk # 52 "F8 + DT" (90% dam 6/7/43), Fw 190A-8 Werk # 737367 "White 9" (lost 12/23/44) Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) 23 December, 1944 during a bomber intercept over the Moselle River, at Kaisersesch, St Vith area (Daun and Cochem). Added: While serving in KG-40, he was injured in his Fw 200, 7 June, 1943, making a force landing at Castanet, 80 km NE of Toulouse due to engine trouble. Remaining crew: Uffz Walter Drieschner, Obs (Inj); Uffz Günther Koch, R/O 1 (Inj); Uffz Johann Niebauer, R/O 2 (Inj); Ofw Franz Ziegon, Mech (Inj) and Fw Alfred Zitzen, an FW Rep (Inj/died of injuries 6/9/43) (Gilles Collaveri). Added: His remains were discovered on 21 February, 1945, and he was buried in Kaisersesch, Germany, Grave 18 (LOCS & D.Drury).
98 Ulrich, GeorgOblt11/11/1919III/KG-40Fw 200C-3/U1 Werk # 0052 "DE + OG" (lost 6/8/43)Bomber Operational ClaspAC reported lost 8 June, 1943; crashed Toulouse Castenet, all seven crew killed (Fw 200 Losses, 1988 Book, H. Breuer).
99 Ulmschneider, ErichUffz1Jasta Helgoland- JG-11 (7/43), Stab/JG-11 (12/43 Jever; 3/44 Reich Def)Bf 109G-5 Werk # 27090 (lost 12/20/43), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412024 "Blue 3" (dam 3/8/44)
EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA 8 March, 1944 during aerial combat, location not reported. His G-5 crashed at Grossefehn, SE of Assen Holland on 20 December, 1943 after combat with a P-47, pilot OK (DeSwart & Bf 109 Loss List where his name is Heinrich). One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 75 km W of St. Peter on 26 July, 1943.
100 Ulms, GeorgOfhr10/JG-51 (Channel)Bf 109E-1 Werk # 5389 (lost 3/29/41)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 29 March, 1941; crashed during a non-operational flight, no cause reported. Source: Bf 109 Loss List

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